scDesign3
Bioc currentA unified framework of realistic in silico data generation and statistical model inference for single-cell and spatial omics
Release Lineage
Entered 3.18 · Oct 25, 2023
Current · Requires R 4.6
Description
We present a statistical simulator, scDesign3, to generate realistic single-cell and spatial omics data, including various cell states, experimental designs, and feature modalities, by learning interpretable parameters from real data. Using a unified probabilistic model for single-cell and spatial omics data, scDesign3 infers biologically meaningful parameters; assesses the goodness-of-fit of inferred cell clusters, trajectories, and spatial locations; and generates in silico negative and positive controls for benchmarking computational tools.
Test coverage
Line coverage
–
Expression
–
Tests / Examples
–
Functions
38 13 exported
Complexity
9.7 avg / 59 max
Call network
38 nodes / 31 edges
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Call graph
Open call graph →Lowest coverage
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Code
Structure
Lines of code
5,653
Files
43
Compiled share
0%
Has compiled src
No
Language breakdown
API
Exported functions
13
Internal functions
25
Recent export changes
Testing & CI
Has tests
Yes
Test-to-code ratio
0.04
testthat edition
3
CI present
No
CI type
[]
PR gated
No
Docs
Roxygen coverage
100%
Health & Security signals
Informational signals; not verdicts.
on.exit coverage
0%
Unsafe pattern score
6
Dep constraint coverage
0%
Secret pattern count
0
Bundled 3rd-party code
2 items
Portability & License
Min R version
4.3.0
System requirements
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C++ standard
–
License
MIT + file LICENSE
License flags
SPDX valid, OSI approved
History
Versions
6
First release
2024-01-12
Latest release
2026-04-28
Avg cadence
181 days
Cold removal rate
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Dep drift
3
LOC over versions
Per-file churn detail lives in the source pipeline: https://github.com/r-observatory/bioc-code-metrics.
Documentation
- Examples that run
- 100%
- Documented parameters
- 100%
- Return-value docs
- 100%
- References docs
- 0%
Topics
Depended on by (1)
Bioconductor (1)
People
- Dongyuan Song author maintainer
- Chenxin Jiang author
- Qingyang Wang author
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